Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
W of Slocan Lake and New Denver (municipality), NW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°57'29"N, 117°30'47"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82F/13 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904, as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 791, West Kootenay, 1900. See New Denver (village) for origin information.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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